Re: What is the language "British"?

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On Tuesday 29 August 2006 20:05, jdow wrote:
>From: "Antonio Olivares" <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> --- jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> From: "Steve Searle" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> > On Tue, August 29, 2006 12:30 pm, jdow wrote:
>>> >> And potatoe WAS/IS a legitimate spelling for
>>>
>>> potato in the US at the
>>>
>>> >> time illiterate lefties made it a means of
>>>
>>> tarring Dan Quayle.
>>>
>>> > But Dan Quayle was correcting a school child who
>>>
>>> spelled it "potato", so
>>>
>>> > presumably he is at least as illiterate as your
>>>
>>> lefties since he didn't
>>>
>>> > know that potato was also correct.
>>>
>>> The card he was handed for the word spelled it
>>> potatoe. As it was a
>>> spelling test he took the card at its word. He was
>>> ambushed.
>>>
>>> {^_^}
>>
>> The spelling of "potatoe" changed to "potato" and so
>> Dan Quayle was made fun of,  but I guess that's
>> nothing compared to
>>
>> A friend sent me the following message:
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Hmmmmmm. . .
>>
>> Was this a mistake on Google's part?
>>
>> 1- Go to www.Google.com
>>
>> 2- Type in       Failure
>>
>> 3- Look at the first listing and see what comes up
>> listed first
>>
>> Was this done intentionally?
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> I hope no one get's offended, but since this thread
>> lends itself.  why not?
>
>BAD mistake on their part. It should have brought up NASA.
>
I *think* its for the most recent instance.  Of late, NASA seems to be 
trying harder.  But, one more shuttle blowup and that agency is toast, 
along with all those fawncy pensions.

>{^_^}

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